New American Standard Bible 2020

John 12:2-9

2SoοὖνounG3767they madeἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160Him a dinnerδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563, andMarthaΜάρθαMarthaG3136was servingδιηκόνει·diēkoneiG1247;and LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976was oneεἷςheisG1520of thoseG3588recliningἀνακειμένωνanakeimenōnG345at the table with Him.

3MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137thenοὖνounG3767tookλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983apoundλίτρανlitranG3046of veryG4186expensiveG4186perfumeμύρουmurouG3464of pureπιστικῆςpistikēsG4101nardνάρδουnardouG3487,and anointedἤλειψενēleipsenG218the feetπόδαςpodasG4228of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424and wipedἐξέμαξενexemaxenG1591His feetπόδαςpodasG4228with her hairθριξὶνthrixinG2359;and the houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614was filledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137with the fragranceὀσμῆςosmēsG3744of the perfumeμύρου.murouG3464.

4ButJudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455IscariotἸσκαριώτηςIskariōtēsG2469,oneεἷςheisG1520of His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,the one who intendedμέλλωνmellōnG3195tobetrayπαραδιδόναι·paradidonaiG3860Him, saidλέγειlegeiG3004,

5“Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101was thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778perfumeμύρονmuronG3464not soldἐπράθηeprathēG4097for threeτριακοσίωνtriakosiōnG5145hundredG5145denariiδηναρίωνdēnariōnG1220and the proceedsgivenἐδόθηedothēG1325to poorπτωχοῖς;ptōchoisG4434people?”

6NowδὲdeG1161he saidG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,not becauseὅτιhotiG3754he caredἔμελενemelenG3199aboutπερὶperiG4012the poorπτωχῶνptōchōnG4434,but becauseὅτιhotiG3754he was a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812, and as hekeptἔχωνechōnG2192the moneyγλωσσόκομονglōssokomonG1101boxG1101, he used tostealG941fromG941what was putβαλλόμεναballomenaG906into it.

7ThereforeοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004,“LeaveἄφεςaphesG863her aloneG863,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443she may keepτηρήσῃtērēsēG5083it forthe dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of My burialἐνταφιασμοῦentaphiasmouG1780.

8For you alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842haveἔχετεecheteG2192the poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434with you, but you do not alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842haveἔχετε.¶echeteG2192Me.”

9ThelargeπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453thenοὖνounG3767learnedἜγνωEgnōG1097that He was thereἐκεῖekeiG1563;and they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064,not onG1223accountG1223ofG1223JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424onlyG3440,but soG2443thatG2443they might alsoG2532seeG3708LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976,whomὃνhonG3739He raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453from the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.

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